Fish rod



-' R. A. MULL FISH ROD Filed Nov. 19, 1921 Patented Apr. 3, 1923.

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PATENT*Ormes.

BAYMONT A. MULL, or BENTON Trianon, MICHIGAN, AssIGNOn To HOLLAND .non MANUFACTURING COMPANY,=` or sT.' :foste-PII, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION.

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Application-mea November" 1s, 192,1. vsarna N0. 513,440.

To all fwlzomz't may Concern.' j

Be it known that I, RAYMOND A. MU'LL, a

citizen of the United States, and a resldent ot' Benton Harbor, county of Berrien, State v5 of Michigan, have invented 'a'certain new anl useful Improvement in Fish Rods, of

which the following is a specification.` n

This invention relates to sh rods of the kindin which the sections thereof, at least some of ,which are preferably tubular rod sections of different diameters, so that the rod as a whole tapers toward its outer end, are connected together by means formlng separable joints between them, whereby the rod can be unjointed or taken apart m the usual and well known manner.

Generally stated, the object` of the invention is to provide a novel and improved construction whereby the sections of the rod are n ot only securely connected together, to form easily separable joints, but are also held in alinement with each other, so that the means on the different sections for holding the fish line against the rod will be in line on one side of the rod.

It is also an object to provide certain details and features of construction tending to increase the general efficiency and the desirability of a sectional fish rod of this particular character, Y

To the foregoing and other useful ends the invention consists in matters hereinafter set forth and claimed and shown in the accompanying drawings in which: v

sectional fish ro showing a separable joint therefor, embodying the principles of the invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of these portions of the fish rod, showing the joint separated, this view being on a larger scale.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section of said joint, showing the two sections of the rod connected together.

Figure 4 is a detail view showing another form of the invention. f

As thus illustrated, the fish rod comprises any suitable. number of sections, but two sections will be suicient to illustrate the invention. The tubular rod or hollow secf. tion 1 is adapted to receive the end section or smaller rod 2, as shown, and said section 1 i is provided with a tube 3 forming a fixed sleeve thereon and externally threaded at 4 Figure 1 is a erspective of a portion cfa I near its outer end. This tube asshown is -iprovided with a notch 5 in the end thereof.

The section 2 has a collar '6 fixed thereon and provided with a projection a rotates on the section 2 and is formed vinternally with a shoulder 9 to engage the collar 6, and is internally threaded to engage the screw threads 4whereby the meeting'.

formed that the two sectionsof the rod canlnot rotate or turn relative'iy-fto each other.

This is desirable, of course, .so that the devices which are attached to the different sections of the rod, ,such as the ring 10, will all be located on thesame side of the rod andin alinement with each other when the sec-y tions of the rod are connected together.

In Figure 4 the construction is similar to that previously described, butin this case the tube 3 is split longitudinally for a disscrew threaded portions are tapered, whereby the screwing of the sleeveS onto the tube will compress the latter upon the rod 2, by contracting the slots 11 at opposite sides of the tube, in a manner that will be readily understood.

It will be understood, ofcourse, that the joint can be constructed in various Ways, so that a screw threaded connection will be provided, and it is also true, of course, that various relative formations can be employed for the tu'be 3 and the collar 6 to insure the to engage Said notch. The rot-ary sleeve 8 slides and tance, as at 11, from its outer end, and the alinement of the'diiferent sections of the rod,

-in the manner described,

larger section, a Collar fixed on the smaller section, to engage the end of said tube, wit-h the end of the smaller section projecting some rlistanre beyond said collar thereon to freely enter the bore of the larger section, so that the insertion is limited only by said enz@agement of the collar with the sleeve, and a rotary sleeve reta-ined on the smaller seetion by said collar and threaded internally to screw upon said tube, thereby to foroe said collar into endwise engagement with said sleeve.

2. A fish rod as specified in claim 1, said tube and collar being formed t0 interlock and prevent relative rotation between the larger section and the smaller section.

3. A fish rod as specified in claim l, said collar and tube being,` relatively formed t0 properly aline one section with the other.

4. A fish rod as specified in claim 1, said tu-'be being split, and said sleeve being,` formed to compress the split tube on the smaller section.

5. A structure as specified in claim 1, and means on said sleeve to form a guide for the fish line.

RAYMOND A. MULL.' 

